CVE-2020-37212 SpotMSN 2.4.6 - 'Name' Denial of Service
Attackers can crash the SpotMSN application by pasting a long payload into the registration name field, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37212?
CVE-2020-37212 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Nsasoft Nsauditor SpotMSN, published on 11 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SpotMSN 2.4.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration name input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Name' field to trigger an application crash.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37212?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nsasoft Spotmsn.
How do I fix CVE-2020-37212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-37212 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37212 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34wv-c7h9-3524.